A Broken Stereo Changed My Life

I grew up in a household with three people: my mom, my dad, and me. There weren't a bunch of siblings playing music and arguing. It was a relatively quiet home. But, when I think back, I remember that there was almost always a TV on or a radio playing. There were also a number of albums in rotati... Read More

Attuned - 2023/10/19

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Nervous System Nuance

Restorative Yoga gently entered my life, revealing a long-lost state of tranquility I never knew I craved. It had never occurred to me that I had been dysregulated for most of my life - until I experienced the opposite. Fight Flight Freeze (FFF) was a lifelong habit, and I lacked both the awarene... Read More

Choosing Calm Over Chaos

The brain and nervous system weren’t built for the level of constant stimulation in our current world. Stress, like a bucket of water accumulates as we encounter life’s challenges. When you experience consistent stress your bucket fills up. When your bucket overflows, you experience pain, anxiety... Read More

Yoga is the Path. You are the Source.

Consider the idea that all the peace and ease, all the spaciousness, all the “I feel better after taking yoga class” is yours - it all comes from you.  You are the Source.  Yoga philosophy teaches us that there is an unchanging part of each of us, where everything is arising and dissolving. A qui... Read More

Wintering & the Rich Intelligence of Life

We have entered the season of “wintering”. The days are short. The solstice is coming. Nature offers its invitation to hibernate. As always, people everywhere are accelerating instead of slowing down (perhaps even more so this year). Do you feel it? It’s ok if you’re not feeling productive or on ... Read More

Kindness = Yoga for the Heart

Ask yourself this question, and listen for the answer, What really matters to me about… ~ today? ~ this gathering? ~ this yoga practice? Active listening helps us practice being more intentional. Through listening to each other, and learning to listen to ourselves in our yoga practice, we c... Read More

Gratitude & Thanksgiving

The dictionary defines gratitude as: the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness. I remember the first time I sat at a Thanksgiving table and people went around and shared what they were thankful for. I was surprised. I was a young adult and my family ... Read More